Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has convened a specially constituted five-member bench to examine petitions questioning the validity of the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, with hearings scheduled to begin Tuesday.
The Supreme Court has assembled a five-judge bench to deliberate on multiple petitions challenging the constitutionality of the government's proposed 22nd Amendment. The bench will be presided over by Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena and includes Justices Achala Wengappuli, Arjuna Obeyesekere, Sampath Abeykoon, and Gihan Kulatunga.
According to NewsWire, the hearings are scheduled to commence on Tuesday, September 1. The petitions contesting the amendment have been filed by various parties, including the Bar Association of Sri Lanka, signalling concerns from multiple quarters about the proposed changes.
The 22nd Amendment has generated significant legal and political discourse since its introduction, with particular attention focused on proposed modifications to the judicial system. The government has indicated its readiness to accept whatever determination the Supreme Court makes regarding the amendment's constitutional validity, positioning the court's judgment as the decisive factor in the amendment's fate.